Arthur Staple

If DP is hurt, then why is he in uniform?

October 11, 2008

Scott Gordon got his first win as Islanders coach Saturday night. His team played strong and aggressively from start to finish of its 5-2 rout of the sluggish Blues, so well, in fact, that it didn't matter which goaltender the Isles put in.

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Arthur Staple

Arthur Staple